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Five Wishes
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Five Wishes: Something for Everyone
- For Myself & Family
- For My Community
- For My Patients
- For My Employees
Trusted by families, caregivers, companies and medical experts
Wish 1
Healthcare power of attorney (who can make decisions for me)
Wish 2
Living Will (the kind of medical treatment I want or don't want)
Wish 3
Physical Comfort
Wish 4
Spiritual Comfort
Wish 5
What I want my loved ones to know
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read more"Five Wishes, a program of the nonprofit Aging with Dignity, offers a simplified advance directive that helps people express their preferences."
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read more"Five Wishes, accepted in most U.S. states, will help you spell out what you want (and in plain English)."
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read more"Several experts we spoke with recommended Five Wishes as a helpful resource."
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"People used to think this conversation was only relevant in the emergency room or the lawyer's office," Malley said. "Today those end-of-life conversations are happening around dining room tables and in living rooms."
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read more"The nonprofit Aging with Dignity says it's overwhelmed with requests for its 'living will,' called Five Wishes, which is legal in most states. No lawyer is required."
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read more"A new version of a living will called "Five Wishes" is written in reader-friendly language, is aimed at prompting people to talk with their families and doctors about something most choose not to talk about: their own death."
Five Wishes in Healthcare
Doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, health systems, hospitals, hospices, and payers look to Five Wishes as their preferred advance care planning solution to:
- Ensure high-value, high-quality care
- Match treatment decisions with patient preferences
- Access Online Training with continuing education credits
- Train with our Clinician Conversation Guide
- Engage in Healthcare Webinars
- Use our Physician toolkit
- Tap Community Outreach Tools
- Customize Branding
- Increase ACP by up to 25%
Five Wishes at Work
Five Wishes is used by employers of all sizes as a compassionate workplace benefit. Over 60 million American workers are caregivers.
- A best-in-class benefit that shows you care
- Reduce the employee stress that comes with caregiving
- Helpful for employees of all ages
- Lower costs associated with unwanted medical treatment
- Zero HR effort
- Paper & digital resources
The Latest from Five Wishes and Aging with Dignity
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A podcast covering practical tips and proven strategies to age gracefully and well.
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Caring is the Core of Nursing: How Colleges of ...
Prelicensure nursing students reflect on use of Five Wishes to examine their values, preferences, and readiness for goals-of-care discussions.
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An inspiring and moving account of how to find meaning in your life and to love others as you would want to be loved
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